Reader Bruce Emerson wants to know why there is no dedicated right-turn lane on southbound Himes Avenue at Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

February 9, 2008

JC Penney at Nature Coast Commons is scheduled to open in March. Also expected to move into that shopping complex off U.S. 19 just south of Spring Hill Drive is a Books-A-Million and other retailers. ...more

February 8, 2008

JCPenney at Nature Coast Commons is scheduled to open in March. ...more

February 7, 2008

L AND O' LAKES - When Stew Gibbons moved to Connerton, the air rang with the sounds of construction. ...more

January 26, 2008

A business alliance in the West Shore district is pitching a plan to fund a network of buses that would circulate in the business district. ...more

January 26, 2008

Last year's brouhaha over new pavement envisioned for much of South Shore effectively scrapped the proposed South County Transportation Plan, except for a portion of it that discussed road improvements for Wimauma, county planners said this week. ...more

January 17, 2008

The issue is not a new one in Pasco County: A dirt road outside government jurisdiction falls into disrepair. Residents ask for a "one-time emergency fix." County commissioners consider paying to grade or pave the road. ...more

January 3, 2008

etailer will be opening its Avon Park store later than originally expected, while the much anticipated opening of Olive Garden in Sebring might be a bit sooner than scheduled. The Wal-Mart store and Olive Garden are among several businesses in Highlands County that will be opening or relocating in 2008. Although it was originally believed that Wal–Mart would open early next year, the store is now scheduled to open during the summer, according to Michelle Azel, spokeswoman for Wal-Mart. ...more

December 30, 2007

After weeks of fruitless negotiations about who should pay for road improvements near Pasco County's public schools, officials on both sides punted Tuesday. ...more

December 12, 2007

Engineers will seek to construct a compromise on who pays for road improvements around newly built schools, Pasco county and School District officials decided today. ...more

December 11, 2007